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Genetic deletion of a short fragment of glucokinase in rabbit by CRISPR/Cas9 leading to hyperglycemia and other typical features seen in MODY-2.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 1 Aug 2020
Song Yuning, Sui Tingting, Zhang Yuxin, Wang Yong, Chen Mao, Deng Jichao, Chai Zhonglin, Lai Liangxue, Li Zhanjun
Abstract excerpt
Glucokinase (GCK) is a key enzyme in glucose sensing and glycemic regulation. In humans, mutations in the GCK gene cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young 2 (MODY-2), a disease that is characterized by an early-onset and persistent hyperglycemia. It is known that Gck knockout (KO) is lethal in mice with Gck KO mice dying within 2 weeks after birth. Therefore, Gck KO mice are not suitable for preclinical study...
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